[dryBgerG]

Zoly,

As long as you are a licensed Home Inspector in your State everything should be OK. I would have to assume you are not licensed since you would not degrade yourself out at those prices....


Cleanupman,

I always find it such a "conflict of interest" to have 1 contractor "grading" another contractor when there is a means of earning an income. All this breeds is a contractor going to a property, under the guise of an inspection, for a measly little trip charge and "finding" something to generate monies. Heck I know a fella that used to have trash bags filled with balloons that they would toss into a home and declare trash so they would get paid for debris removal. Pick them up and on do it at the next home. Did it for YEARS! As a reciepient of this type of behavior, on the chargeback end, I know it would never be tolerated again!

That brings back memories. I was doing work for a fella from Michigan. He came down said we wasn't getting enough debris from each property. Then he got out beach balls and trash bags. I told the guy "shove it I don't know how you conduct yourself up north but us Southern boys don't charge for work we didn't do". Almost came to blows over it.

 

[Gypsos]

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Albert Einstein

 

[Gypsos]

I think the inspections are being instituted because Cyprexx is going to make some changes to the way they do business in the near future.

For the record, this is pure speculation on my part based upon tidbits of information I have gleaned from various conversations with other vendors.

Currently the work of the initial services vendors is being checked by the maintenance vendors when they arrive to service the properties.

I believe they are going to be doing away with this in the near future and are going to have the same vendor handle a property for start to finish. You do initial services and you do the maintenance until it sells.

The only way this would work is to have someone else inspect the property between the initial services and the beginning of the routine maintenance services.

I signed up for the inspections too. I told them I would use it as fill in work if I had work in the area and I charged the highest prices they allowed. I do not expect to get any inspection work.

 

[Zoly]

That sure seems like a ton of pictures and forms to have to fill out for $15. Not worth it to me, especially after all the computer time to upload that crap.

Have you seen Pruvan? An app for android that has done wonders for me.
I have also signed up because I know how many properties are out here for me to do right now and instead of hiring guys to do
preservation work with me, I can hire other people to take picture with much less training. Literally just send them a check list
of pictures and pruvan sends them all to me date stamped, marked, and geo-tagged.

 

[JW34]

Inspections - The inspection fees aren't realistic. You will never get 10 or 20 in a day or whatever it is that was promised. If you happen to be already working within a mile or two an inspection assignment, great. Otherwise you'll break even at best. But you can work at McDonald's and make a lot more money so why would you subject yourself to the torture?

Cyprexx' chargeback message - Couldn't all the problems described be solved with a true (REALISTIC FEE) QC inspection by an unbiased QC vendor within a few days of initial service completion? A QC program that actually weeds out the corner cutters and has no potential for conflict of interest. Reward those who score highest. Seems simple enough but I know it's just wishful thinking..

 

[Gypsos]

Inspections - The inspection fees aren't realistic. You will never get 10 or 20 in a day or whatever it is that was promised. If you happen to be already working within a mile or two an inspection assignment, great. Otherwise you'll break even at best. But you can work at McDonald's and make a lot more money so why would you subject yourself to the torture?

Cyprexx' chargeback message - Couldn't all the problems described be solved with a true (REALISTIC FEE) QC inspection by an unbiased QC vendor within a few days of initial service completion? A QC program that actually weeds out the corner cutters and has no potential for conflict of interest. Reward those who score highest. Seems simple enough but I know it's just wishful thinking..

Another option that is straight out of Disney's Fantasyland would be to pay the initial services vendors enough so they can afford to spend the time they need to do the job properly.

It is all about the money and when that runs out the job is done. It may not be finished, but it is done nonetheless.

 

[BRADSConst]

It is all about the money and when that runs out the job is done. It may not be finished, but it is done nonetheless.

No words have ever been more true than that when it comes to sales cleans and refreshes.......

 

[STARBABY]

No words have ever been more true than that when it comes to sales cleans and refreshes.......

hear that, Cyprexx pays $25 maid refresh! That normally is what I get for a trip charge!

 

[trippjesse07]

Its your prices stupid..

I understand that process however do u guys pay monthly or 45 days? I'm jw, like what to exwpect.

 

[trippjesse07]

If there is really no one else in your area then tell them you want more for each inspection. It may be that there are others but they just are not willing to do them for $15 a pop. That's pretty cheap. On a lighter note, I have always enjoyed working for Cyprexx. Never did a job for them that didn't come out in my favor.

So they pay monthly?

 

[justwontamakealiving]

You can easily get $85.00 - $150 + per inspection plus additional of $1.25 - $2.50 + per mile for trips charges over x miles. I personally charge more for anything over 30 miles away.

 

[justwontamakealiving]

I understand that process however do u guys pay monthly or 45 days? I'm jw, like what to exwpect.

The invoicing period is usually the end of the month. you'll get payed 15 - 45 days after invoicing period.

So if you started on January 1st your first check for your first day would not be in you hand for an other 45 - 75 days ( 30 days for invoicing period) + (15 - 45 days wait for payment on invoice). After the first invoice period cycle you'll get payed every 15 - 45 days from previous month's invoice date.

according to most vendor contracts Invoices aren't technically late on payment till 30 - 60 days after invoice. Most nationals pay within 15 - 30 days after invoicing date.

anything after 45 - 60 days from invoice date can be considered a late / miss payment and you can request your money to start the process to lean a property if needed.